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Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 116, p. 5473, 1994 DOI: 10.1021/ja00091a063Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 4, p. 677, 1963

InChI:InChI=1/C6H10O2/c1-5-2-3-8-6(7)4-5/h5H,2-4H2,1H3

Upstream product

• 38113-08-5 3,4-dihydro-2-methoxy-4-methyl-2H-pyran 
• 4457-71-0 3-methylpentane-1,5-diol 
• 4166-53-4 3-methylglutaric anhydride 
• 1120-72-5 2-Methylcyclopentanone 
• 105-43-1 3-methylvaleric acid 
• 27151-65-1 3-methyl-1,5-pentanedioic acid monomethyl ester 
• 89030-22-8 3-Methyl-2-phenylthio-5-pentanolide 
• 123-51-3 i-Amyl alcohol 
• 201230-82-2 carbon monoxide 
• 7732-18-5 water 
• 1757-42-2 3-methyl-cyclopentanone 
• 542-28-9 3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-one 
• 89036-08-8 2-(phenylthio)-5-pentanolide 
• 94451-06-6 2-(phenylthio)-2-penten-5-olide 

Downstream Products

• 906716-81-2 4-methyl-2-(thiophenyl)tetrahydropyran 
• 61898-55-3 (4R)-4-methyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-one 
• 83483-76-5 3-Methyl-5-(phenylseleno)pentansaeure 

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